The Franklin Park Zoo opened 100 years ago - with just 14 bears on exhibit. Today, the 72 acre site sees hundreds of thousands of visitors each year. The zoo has seen its share of struggles over the past century, from fiscal woes to flagging attendance. But if you haven't been to Franklin Park for a while, you'll be surprised at what’s happening at the zoo: a new exhibit called Zoorassic Park where animatronic dinosaurs roar to life, and new births, from prairie dog pups to ducklings to the offspring of a rare crane species nearing extinction. Anthony Everett pays a visit, taking the time to feed strawberries to a giraffe and bond with the parakeets in the Aussie Aviary exhibit.

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Currently celebrating its 100th anniversary, the Franklin Park Zoo is roaring into the future with new exhibits and a renewed sense of purpose surrounding its conservation efforts.This summer brings “Zoorassic Park” – with fifteen animatronic dinosaurs providing thrills worthy of a Spielberg movie. And there are new births – including prairie dog pups, ducklings, and a Siberian crane chick.All of this is now on display, on top of the zoo’s perennial favorites – the giraffes, the lion, and those mesmerizing gorillas.